Nonfiction. Political Science. Social Theory & History. Translated from the Russian by John G. Wright, Brian Pearce, et al. Introduction by Luma Nichol. The theory of permanent revolution is one of the defining principles of Trotskyism. Yet Trotsky's essential works on the question have long been unavailable in book form to U.S. readers. Now Red Letter Press has issued an attractive and corrected new edition that will be appreciated by both newcomers to socialist ideas and old hands. In the two major works presented in this book, "Results and Prospects" and "The Permanent Revolution," Trotsky showed that developing countries must achieve workers' rule in order to defeat tyranny and foreign domination. He explained that if socialism is to succeed it must expand beyond national borders and transform every aspect of political, economic and human relations. Back in the USA: Red Letter Press reissues Trotsky s Permanent Revolution by Adrienne Weller On the 70th anniversary of Russian revolutionary Leon Trotsky's death, his book The Permanent Revolution is again available for U.S. readers. "It is an indispensable guide for modern revolutionaries," writes feminist anti-Nazi organizer Luma Nichol, author of a new introduction. The theory of permanent revolution postulates that unstoppable rebellion in all the cultural, economic and social spheres of humanity will press forward until classless society becomes a reality and nobody is left behind. That only the working class has the power to carry out the revolutionary effort to accomplish this. And that the most oppressed of that class have the strongest motive to lead the charge. The Freedom Socialist Party pioneered in refining and applying this leadership element of Trotsky's analysis. Nichol writes, "Socialist feminism was born among the explosive demands in the 1960s for civil rights, gay pride and women s liberation. To the bottom-line socialist pledge of support for the movements of the oppressed, socialist feminism adds the leadership of the most oppressed." The concept of permanent revolution recognizes the audacity and perseverance of these irreplaceable warriors as pivotal to the working-class thrust for power. Women, now the majority of the international working class, have already moved to the forefront of the fight for human liberation. People of color, immigrants and queers are sparking upsurge around the globe. Trotsky emphasized that to win human liberation, the steadfast struggle must aim for international socialism, and not settle for so-called socialism in one country. Life has also borne out this key aspect of the theory. Russia and China have degenerated backward to capitalism, bringing misery to the majority of their peoples. Attempts at mixing capitalist and socialist economies, such as in Nicaragua and Venezuela, produce governments hostile to the working class. Bold movements in the U.S. during the '60s and '70s won ground but are now under siege. Global militants need unflinching leaders, not collaborators striving to co-exist with a capitalist ruling class. The Freedom Socialist Party's press reprinted this essential Marxist classic because it was allowed to go out of print in the United States by the Socialist Workers Party, which renounced the theory of permanent revolution in the 1980s. New features include an index and a glossary of historical and biographical references and political terms invaluable for today 's readers. For all who have organized groups, protests, and marches and watched progress slide back, this is your book. For those who wonder how the fight for fundamental change can surge forward, this is your book! --Freedom Socialist newspaper, October 2010 Leon Trotsky (1879-1940) was a Bolshevik revolutionary and major theorist of Marxism. He was one of the key leaders of the 1917 Russian Revolution, second only to V.I. Lenin in political importance.